Phase-selective recrystallization makes eutectic high-entropy alloys ultra-ductile

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 4697 - 8
• Main Authors: Wu, Qingfeng, He, Feng, Li, Junjie, Kim, Hyoung Seop, Wang, Zhijun, Wang, Jincheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 147/135; 147/143; 639/301/1023/1026; 639/301/1023/303; Alloys; Competitiveness; Ductility; Elongation; Eutectic alloys; High entropy alloys; High strength alloys; Humanities and Social Sciences; Metals; Microstructure; multidisciplinary; Phases; Recrystallization; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Strain hardening; True stress

Excellent ductility is crucial not only for shaping but also for strengthening metals and alloys. The ever most widely used eutectic alloys are suffering from the limited ductility and losing competitiveness among advanced structural materials. Here we report a distinctive concept of phase-selective...